Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-11-07

celebrated the -Hrte1n anniversary OF lneil
marriage. Oct. %, at the residence of their !
son. james Keen, where they are happily |
situated. The day was very pleasantly spent, |
with the connections and friends: bounti- |
full dinner and nice oyster and pastry supper
were served and the worthy couple were the |
recipients Of many presents, for which they |
expressed their grateful appreciation. |
poem was written in honor of the occasion BY |
Mrs. II. r. Everett. The guests departed
with the expressions of best wishes for the |
happiness and long continued life of their /
esteemed host and hostess.
Ellsworth people by the edict of the I'M
derwriters, will have to pay higher insurance
rates hereafter, having failed TO provide wa
terworks for adequate protection against fire.
They NAV consider themselves fortunate if
their defenceless condition costs them no
more than this. Pennington, PASSPORT and
other Maine towns could testify on this sub
ject.
Six enterprising young men at Bar Harbor
have leased lot of land on Main street in
that place opposite the residence of +. VI.
COnners and work will be commenced at
once on a hall 4O1sO feet. II will have ante
rooms, good sized stage with permanent
scenery and fine hard wood floor for dancing,
purposes. They expect To have it completed
by the 18th of December. IL will be used
for band entertainments, dancing and general
theatrical business.
The house of Mr.. Isaac Emery. at Sails
bury Cove, took fire on Monday afternoon of
last week from a defect in the chimney.
House and shed with the entire contents, save
few articles of furniture, were totally de-
stroyed. Loss about $1,000. no insurance.
A subscription for the relief of Mr. Emery,
" no is hard-working man with large fam
lily has been started and has already reached
a considerable amount.
Knox.
F. NJ. Young of Camden has sho, 80 par
fridge and woodcock during the present sea
son and d. II. Bisbee has shot l09. Why
isn't that good game record asks the Herald.
| Mr.. NJ II. kf of Tower city, Dakota,
formerly resident of Ninahaven and well
known in all that section, is a prominent
figure in the local option campaign now rag
/ ing in Dakota He is speaking nearly every
day, and doing yeoman service TO the temper
ance cause. He has in his district two ranges
of townships 9 by 40 miles, for which ne
provides speakers, literature and ballots He
is president of the Cass county Local Option
Union and secretary of the North Dakota
Anti Saloon alliance comprising % counties.
The election is to be held on November $,
and the temperance people expect TO carry
Cass county
PENoBscor.
There was a very disgraceful drunken row
at Oldtown Thursday night. 1t was little
short of riot and the officers were kept busy
in conveying the participants to the lock -up.
They had II Prince Edward island men in
there at one time, three or four in each cell.
number of gentlemen from Newport
have been here within a few days says the
Dexter Gazette, to see if anything could be
done to induce the enterprising proprietor of
the corn factory here, to start another in their
town. Newport has latent enterprise suffi-
cient to make itself a large and thriving
place, if itschose to do SO, and there are no
distractions to their doing this, which they
need to be told of.
PIsCATAQTIs.
The Piscataquis Wooden Co. at Guilford
are running their six sets of machinery to
their full capacity and until o'clock in the
evening. In one week recently orders were
received for | 900 pieces. and Supt. Pollock
said they could run two crews of the size of
the present force if they had them. They
are manufacturing plaids and are shipping
| 100 wards daily They have trouble in
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running, so next year they propose to enlarge
that department by raising the wing or eli of
their mill, and hereby increasing its capacity
very largely.
SAGADAHoC.
dandelion in full bloom on the 3D. of
November is something of curiosity in these
parts Mrs. Cynthia Talman, who plucked
one Thursday, kindly handed it in at
D..t,,,
the attention of all visitors,
Saws the Richmond Bee Having sold the |
Citizen fire engine to the town of Freeport
for Sl5O. the authorities wisely concluded to
expend the money in the purchase of hose
carriages. Accordingly selectman Randett |
made recent trip 10 Boston from which
city he has returned with two carriages that |
will doubtless prove very useful in the time
of need. They are substantial affairs, evil |
IDENTITY intended for business, vet well bal |
anced and easy to handle. The proceeds of
the engine were sufficient to pay for them,
extra expense has been incurred in buy |
ing them. One of them, together with a
proper amount of hose. has been placed at
the Maine street engine house while the other
is stationed at the Front street engine house
at the North End The Tempest hose car
riage, we understand, is to be somewhat i'm
South End residents. With 1900 feet of
available hose three good working hose
carriages, and an excellent water system, it |
would seem that the only thing wanting to
complete the efficiency of our fire depart
ment is the formation of companies to handle
the apparatus. These doubtless will be or
ganized rs soon as possible and Richmond
will then he in a condition to snap its fingers
at the fire tiend.
SOMERSET.
Sheriff Mitchell who has become promi-
nent through the tain-Cromwel arrest is
quite i'll at his home in Norridgewock. He |
will soon recover, however,
4 little boy employed in the shoe
shop at Skowhegan, son of Henry
Fluette. caught his leg in the machin-
cry. Wednesday and two of the small bones
in the ankle were crushed-The Western
fever has struck the town 1t has become |
epidemic especially among the farmers. |
Several have sold their farms and gone West
while in one or two instances the farms will
lie idle. party of fifteen left last Monday |
and another party will start next week
Southern California seems to be the objective
point. Dominica Calermo an Italian en-
ployed on the water works. was arrested for |
obtaining some bread from Thihideau's
bakery under false preteuces He was tried /
before Judge Prince and sentenced to pay a
small fine The affairs of the Wesserrunset /
Wooden Mill Co. are being investigated. 1t
is said the mill has been run at a loss during
the past summer. Tuesday the overseer
Holland, was discharged and since that time
the mill has been running without a head. 4
meeting of the stockholders was held, Tues
day but the sesult of their deliberation has
not been made public.
WALDO.
LTBERrY.---Our correspondent writes Nov
4 Rev. Justus Erskine. of New Hampshire
made short visit to friends in this village
last week.At East Palermo, an half hours
drive from this village, may be found the
pleasant home of postmaster Woodbury. lib
belts and among the attractions of his home
NAV he seen fine pair of twin boys. recently
presented, and one of which has the dis
tlncton of being the seventh SON" Mr.
and Mrs. Tibbetts have received many con-